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O. W. TOLLSTAM. ENGRAVERS PLATE PRESS.'

APPLICATION FILED Jun/18,1908.

Patented June 27, 1916.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application tiled July 18, 1908. Serial No. 444,200. i

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OSCAR W. ToLLsTAM, a citizen of the United States, residing in Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Engravers Plate-Presses, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to power printingpresses for taking impressions from engraved steel or copper plates, and has for a primary object the production of apower press that shall combine, in its automatic operation, all of the several functions of mechanically inking and wiping and polishing and printing from the engraved plate, without the intervention of any manual operation; and the invention has for its further objects the effecting 0f such other improvements in structure or function as maybe found to obtain in the mechanism as herein-v after described or claimed.

In the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, and in which similar numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the figures, Figure 1 is a side view, on the right, of the entire machine; Fig. 2 is a front view ofthe same; Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Fig. 4; Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the entire machine; Fig. 5 yis an enlarged detail top plan view of the support or platen upon which the material to be printed rests, and of the forward end of the runways on which the bed or"plank7 reciprocates Fig. 6 is a section on line 6-6 of Fig. 3 Fig. 7 is a section on line 7-7 of Fig. 3; Fig. 8 is a section on line 8-8 of Fig. 4; Fig. 9 is a section on line9--9 of Fig. 1; Fig.v 10 is an inner elevation of the portion of one ofthe runway endsshown in section in Fig. 9; Fig; 11 is a section on line-11-'-11 of Fig. 1, and

nism,shown in side elevation in Figs. 1 and 3, for imparting lan orbital motion to the frame that supports the wiper and the polisher; Fig. 12 is a detail'y underneath view of the lbed or plank and' its vattached plate chucking device; Fig. 13 is a section 0nl line 13-713 of Fig. 6; showing a' detail of the spring' detent for checking' the rr'ntationay of the inking roller ;`and Fig. 14 is a. section on` line 14-14 of Fig. v

The source ofpower may be 'a motor 20, whose shaft-pinion 21 meshes with the idle gear 22 that in turn meshes with thel pinion 23- on the mai-n driving shaftY 24. VVThis pinion23 in rturn meshes with the gear'25 on the forward end of the secondary driving Patented yJ une 27, 1916.Y

shaft 26, which gear is radially slotted, at 27, to receive'the stud 28' on which is pivotedV the drive-rod 29 whose otherend carries the reciprocally shifted gear wheel 30. Said gear wheel 30 meshes with the underneath stationary rack 31, Xed to the base plate of the machine, and Vwith the upper rack 32 fixed to the underside of the impression roller frame 33,. and the combined reciprocation and oscillation of said gear imparts to said impression roller frame the reciproca-- tory movement whereby the impression Y roller 34 is brought into pressure contact with the underside of the support or platen 35 upon which thepaper or card to be print-` ed is supported. -The said reciprocal movement of the impressionroller vis timed to coincide with the dwell, of the press-bed at vthe forward end of the latters reciprocation, to be presently described. And such reciprocal Vmovement of the impression roller frame Visrfacilitated by the Vdouble series of roller vbearings 36, 36 onwhich said frame rests. `The impression r'jolleris mounted in movable bearing-plates and may be adjusted,

to varyingcontact with the underside of the platen,lbymeans of the wedge lcams 37 37 shifted by the adjustment screws 38, 38. The

topmost peripheral line of said impressionv roller must always be adjusted to a highenough level to force the platen, and its supported paper or card, into the requisite position contact with the engraved plate, to effect the printing impression.' And the rereciprocalmovement of-thevimpression roller during the impression period causes lthe prlnting pressure tobe exerted uponv continuously successive l.transverse lines of the plate, instead of being simultaneously distributed over the whole surface of said plate, so that a minimum upward pressure of the impression roller is enabled lto effect theeentire printing impression.`

The rear 'endo'f the secondary driving shaft bears freely lmounted upon it the ciri l cle-platef.l39,f`ari`d justV `within said plate-the clutch sleeve '40: ismounted on and'slidingly keyedupon--said lshaft,so Ithat said clutch sleever'nayfbethrown 'into engage-` driving shaft, it imparts successive threement -with said circle-plate byi means"of "f quarterfoscillations Ito the rockshaftfl 45 `f 4:7,.said rock shaft having secured to its forward end the U-shaped link 4:8 whose freeY end is adjustably connected with theV free end of the S-shaped link 49 that has its other endk pivotally mounted on the stud near the periphery of the aforesaid circle-plate. The adjustable spring connection 50 between the free ends of these two links accommodates the shock at theinstant of the reversal of the oscillatory movement of the rock-y shaft to which the U-shaped link is secured; and the respective peculiar forms of the t-wo said links provides for such mutual clearanceof the parts as may permit a maximum oscillation of the rock shaft notwithstanding the linear proximity of said rock shaft to the axisl of the aforesaid circle-plate clutched on the secondary driving shaft of the machine. The rear end of the aforesaid rock shaft has rigidly securedto it the segmental rock arm 5l, provided with the l.,- formed slot having a radial portion 52 and an arc portion 53, said slot engaging a stud 54- secured near the periphery of the gear wheel 55 that is freely mounted on the stud shaft 56 borne on the vertical standard 57, said stud shaft having its axial center somewhat below the axial center of the aforesaid segment-bearing rock-shaft. rlhe said gear wheel mounted on this stud shaft ,meshes with the pinion 58'that is in turn secured on the pulley shaft 59 whose opposite ends bear the pulleys 60 `and 6l. The said pulleys have respectively secured to'them the opposite ends of the pulley cord that passes over, and has its middle secured to, the press bed driving pulley 63 secured on the oscillating shaft 64 upon whose center is secured the press-bed driving gear 65 that meshes with, and effects the reciprocation of, the rack 66, to the forward end of which the press bed or plank 67 is secured. The oscillation of the press bed driving gear and driving pulley is effected by the alternate winding and unwinding of the pulley cord on first one and then the other of the two aforesaid pulleys mounted on the respectively opposite ends of the aforesaid gear-driven pulleyshaft, said pulley shaft being rotated first in one direction and then in the other asthe aforesaid stud-bearing gear is oscillated by the oscillating slotted segment. Said segment and other parts are shown in Figs. 6 and 7 in the position they occupy at the instant when the forward throw ofthe press-bed has just been completed. The next quarter turn of the circleplate,.and resultant quarter turn of the segment-bearing rock shaft, will cause the gear wheel stud to travel idly forward and back through the arc'portion of the L-formed slot-in the segment, vand as the stud' comes into contact with the rear wall of the said slot'the further movement of the driving partscauses the stud bear- VVgearl to i begin its reverse movement,

thereby reversing, and effecting the reverse movement of, the pulley-driven press-bed mechanism.4 And as the said reverse movement is completed, the said stud moves outward into the radial portion of the segment slot and dwells there momentarily at the instant of the rear reversal of the press bed, the forward movement being then effeet-ed by the return movement of the segment and the engagement of the gear stud withthe forward wall of the radial portion of the segment slot, the said' stud escaping from the radial portion of said slot at the instant of commencement of the dwell of the press bed at the forward limit of the latters movement,-the dwell during which the printing impression, by the aforedescribed reciprocation of the impression frame and roller, takes place.

To the end that any lost motion between the press bed and the runways 68, 68, in which said bed reciprocates, may be properly compensated for during the printing impression period, the inner and lower forward ends of said runways are cut away, for a distance `somewhat exceeding the length of the press bed, and provided with the adbed slides .in over this series of suine-su 9- ported rollers, it is gradually pressed upward into close contact with the upper treads of the runways, so that no jar or shock results from the subsequentv upward pressure exerted by the reciprocating impression roller that effects the printing.

rThe limit of the forward throw of the press bed is cushioned by the springs 73 secured within the forward ends of the runways. And the press bed is locked against possibility of overrebounding, from said springs, by lmeans of the pivoted detent 86 that engages the inner end of the detent plate 74', on one side of the top of the bed, and is lifted by the link rod 75` and lever rod76, the lower end of said lever rod being arranged to engage an eccentric stud on the outer face of the pulley wheel 7 7 on the secondary driving shaft, said stud being timed to engage said lever rod just before the press-bed is to begin its rearward movement.

The underside of the press bed is provided with a removable chuck plate 78 having removably secured to it a fixed retainer plate 79 whose undercut edge 80 is adapted to engage one of the beveled edges of t-he engraved plate 81 'that is to be printed from. The other end of said chuck plate is apertured to accommodate the .adjustable retaining plate 82 whose undercut edge 83 is adapted to engage on opposite beveled edge of the aforesaid engraved plate. This adjustable retaining plate is transversely slotted, at 84, and the press bed is correspondingly slotted, so that a considerable adjustment of said retaining plate may be effected by means of the through bolt that removably secures said retaining plate to the bed or plank. This construction greatly facilitates the quick adjustment of copper plates into pro-per printing position beneath the bed or plank. When lengraved steel plates are to be printed from, the entire chuck plate, and the retaining plates, may be dispensed with and the engraved steel plate secured, by through bolts directly to the underface of the bed or plank, the above mentioned adjustment slot having been rst filled by a removable ller plug that is adapted to ll said slot and give a uniform solid and smooth face to the under side of the bed. When the chuck-plate is used, the backing of paper, that may be required to bring up the impression of the engraving, is placed. under the chuck-plate, instead of under the engraved plate', so that all distortion of the flat surface of the engraved plate may be obviated.

The platen or support for the paper or card to be printed upon, may be the simple sheet of card-board 35 having its forward end secured to the platform 87. 4Said platen card-board may be slotted, as at 88, to facilitate the lifting of the paper o-r card after the printing operation. The paper or card is fastened upon said platen card-board by the use of register pins in the usual manner.

After the press bed commences its rearward throw, the first operation effected by the machine is the inking of the engraved plate that is chucked to the underface of said bed or plank This inking is effected by the D- formed ink roller 89 mounted transversely of the path oftravel ofthe `pressbedl The flatside of said D-formed-rolleris normally presented upward, except-while the v.press bed istraveling rearward-over `said roller; As thebed, on itsrearwardvtravel, approachessaid roller, the rear. edge of the bed engages a springheldstud .90 vthat projects radially upward from thetperiphery-of .a friction disk 91 on `one endof saidl roller. Such engagement ofy said studstarts .the kink roller in rotation, in. agbackward direction, and theicontact of .thei said'V :friction disk with-theunder face ofthe .press bedsconftinues the roller `in rotation during, the rearward -travel of the bed overl the roller, cans ing theengraved plate to beinkedby .confy tact `withsthe ink-.smeared feltcounter ..92 that is lremovably' attached tothe cylindrical surface of the metal, body of theroller. At the limit. of yone rotation, before fthe .press bed makes its forward return, thelinking roller ris fcheoked and. also. vheld against :re-

verse movement, by the spring catch 93, engaging the detent notch 94 in one end of the metal body of the roller. And the top of the spring stud in the aforesaid friction disk is rearwardl beveled so that the engage ment ofthe front edge of the press bed with said stud, on the-return forward movement of the. bed, will simply press said stud into its socket without forcing any reverse movement of the inking roller, the said roller being thereby permitted to remain at normal,

`with theupwardly Vpresented fiat ,face entirely clearing the wipedand polished face of the engraved plate as the bed travels forwardinto position for receiving the printing impression. i The inking counter on the inking roller receives its ink from the small distributing roller 95. that is mounted' to move up and down but is normally held, by Y the springs 96, in contact with the stationary intermediate distributing roller 97 that is in constant rotating contact with the constantly rotated large feedV roller 98 that draws ink from the 'fountain 99. The elevation of the first mentioned or upper distributing roller, to effect the proper inking of the counter on the D-formed inking roller, is effected by the connection rods 100 having' their upper ends engaging the respectively opposite ends of -said distributing roll and having their lower ends secured, by a pivotal cross-rod 101, to the rock arm 102 that is fastened on the rock shaft 103 and is depressed by the contact of the roller 104, on its free forward end, with the cam-face 105 on the member 106 that projects downward from the under side of the reciprocating impression-roller frame,-v

. this cam face being timed to act, and depress the said rock arm, just as the press bed commences its forward throw, the upper distributing roller being held in rotating contact with the intermediate distributing roller to receive an ink supplypuntil4 just as the impression yroller. completes: itsleftward stroke and theA `preSSbed commences` its rea-rf ward j' throw...y Both .the D-formed y,inking rollerand thelarge .feedfroller are adjustable vertically,... `by means, l. of the adjustment screws 107 bearing ,upward on, `the vertically slidableblocks .108.in ,which said rollers. ,are journaled. f The large feed; roller, constantly drawing linkV from, the ink fountain, gis ykept in` rotationl bythe. sprocket chain' 109v driven by the'k sprocket 4 wheel :110.y on fthe' miterf gear bythe;r larger: miter.. gear 1,12` secured. .oni theV pulley'. ,shaft 113L th a t, car-ries the, smaller pulley. .114.

mounted in',:the,wiper1 .and polishen i frame 116 ,that iis. supportedin the horizontal, bearings. 11.7 .and that receives a.l constanthori-E zontl rbital matics .sbr virtue vf. than:

y overv .the .largegpulley 77 on. (the, secondary time .also

gagementof the two stud holes' 118, 118,-in the bottom plate of said frame, with the ecycentrically mounted stud' pins 119, 119, in

. 120 being secured on the upper end of the short vertical miter gear shaft 122 whose horizontal miter geary meshes with the verti-v cal miter gear 123 on the short'horizontal drive shaft 124 driven by the sprocket chain 125 that leads tothe large sprocket 126 on the rear end of the shaft 127 whose forward end bears the pinion 128 meshing with the gear 129 on the rear end of the main drive shaft of the machine.

The wiper mechanism mounted in the wiper and polisher frame consists ina vertically movable, and also vertically adjustable, wiper-plate 130 supporting awiper cloth 131 whose forward end is secured to and progressively wound upon a feed roller 132, said wiper cloth being from a roll 133 removably mounted in the lower rear`end of the wiper and polisher frame. To obtain a fresh surface of the wiper cloth, for presentation to the inked plate, the operator pulls the hand rod 134 whose lower end is attached to the pawl` lever 135 pivoted on one end of the aforesaid feed roller and carrying the pawl 136 that is constantly spring-pressed into engagement with the ratchet wheel 137 also secured to said end of the feed roller. Adjustment of the wiper plate, to effect varying contact of the wiper cloth with the inked plate, is effected by means of the adjusting screws 138. But the lconsiderable downward movement of said wiper plate, to effect the entire clearance ofthe polished engraved plate during the return'forward movement of the press bed, is effected by the connection rods V139, 139, whose lower ends are respectively attached to the short rock arms 140, 140, se cured on the respectively opposite ends of the before mentioned rock shafty 103 whose rocking is effected by the reciprocation of the impression-.roller frame. The upper ends of these connection rods 139, 139, draw downward upon loops 141 and 142 that are respectively secured to either end of the wiper plate and to the hinged supporting members 143'that support either end of said Wiper plate. These hinged supporting mem-A bers are constantly drawn toward each other, and thereby constantly tend to hold the upper plate in elevated position, by means of springs 144 stretchedxbetween said outwardly opening hinged supporting members, the said springs being stretched as the said supporting members are drawn down by the loops 142 and connecting rods 139, such depression of the upper plate, as aforesaid, being for the purpose of effecting an entire progressively drawn offV clearance of the engraved plate that has been fullyinked and. wipedand polished when the press bed begins its forward throw toward the position in which said bed receives the printing impression.

The polisher mechanism, mounted in the rear part of the wiper and polisher frame, consists of a continuous belt of specially prepared and dressed cushion felt 145, havlng its uppermost face constantly supported at the proper level'by the upper member of the adjustable polisher plate 146,'said upper member .Y being adjustable, to or from the lower member to accommodate the upper surface of the polisher felt to different thicknesses of engraved plates that may be chucked on the press bed. The upper forward turn of the felt polisherl belt passes over the idle roller 147, and the lowermost turn of said belt loops around lthe large feed roller 148 and is pressed into feeding contact with said roller by the underneath small pressure roller 149. The feed roller is periodically rotated, to bring a fresh surface of the polisher belt uppermost, by means of the ratchet 150, on the outer end of said roller, this ratchet beingv engaged by the spring pawl151 mounted on one arm of the bent lever 152. Said bent lever is pivoted, at its center, on the hub of the feed roller, and its lower end is actuated, to effect the pawl and ratchet'rotation of the feed roller, by means of the connection rod 153 leading rearward and upward to the spring-pressed slide bar 154 mounted transversely of the path of the rearward end of the travel of the cross bar 155 that is secured under the rear end of the press bed rack bar. rlhe engagement of this cross bar 155 with the aforesaid sliding bar at the rear end of the press bed runways, obviously effects a variously adjustable movement'of thel polisher belt feed roller just a-s'the press bed completes its rearward throw and before its returnV throw is commenced. The polisher belt is rearwardly stretched and supported by the horizontally movable and vertically adjustable plate 156, and this plate constantly presses a section of said polisher belt toward an adjustable smearingl cushion l157 that is supportedon the rear standards of the machine, said cushion being mounted on horizontal arms 162, 162, each slotted at 163 and connected to the adjacent standard by a nutted bolt 164, whereby the Acushion may iso l at

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to the polishing dressedV surface of the ,pol-

isher belt, a soft felt pad 158 is iiXed to the under side of the cross bar 155 fixed near the rear end of the press bed rack bar, and this pad wipes across the uppermost surface of the polisher belt, on both the forward and back movement of the pressbed rack bar, and is itself wiped across the Whiting dis'- tributing roller 159 supported ljust back ,of the rear standard of the machine, transversely of the rear path of the travel of said pad. Said distributing roller is surfaced with softl felt or cloth Vand is constantly smeared with Whiting by contact with the block of cakedwhiting 160 resting on the inclined supporting plate 161.

The polisher belt is made of a soft cushion.

felt that is surface-dressed, and kept moist,v

by repeated application of an oily `pasty medium such as thick printers ink, consisting in oils mixed andthickened with coloring matter or lamp black, with a subsequent `application of a calcined polishing powder Vsuch as the Whiting heretofore indicated. This peculiarly prepared fabric, manipulated by the constant horizontal orbital motion of the polisher mechanism, and having its polishing face intermittently shifted by the feed devices and its surface intermittently brushed by the smearing cushion and by the Whiting pad, acts upon the inked face of the engraved plate to effect as perfect and uniform polishing thereof as could be effected by the hand of the most skilful operator in the usual polishing manipulation, which consists in deftly rubbing the inked face of the plate with the bare hand slightly coated with. Whiting.

The substitution of such a polishing mechanism and 4surface-flressed fabric for the bare hand of the operator both facilitates the Y perfect polishing of the plate and also makes possible the mechanical, instead of manual, performance of the polishing operation and the embodying .of such mechanical performance in the automatic action'of av machine. The

` engraved plate is not touched by the hand of the operator after being chucked onthe bed of the press, andthefcomplete and entirely automatic performance of the printing operations, including the inking and `wiping and polishing and impression functions, Without interruption for manual yperformance of either the polishing orany other Vof these functions, provides for attaining the highest possible4 speed in printing from engraved plates and renders, the entire work automatically mechanical.

My invention is hereinabove set forth in one particular form of construction,

but Ido Vnot limit it thereto yor to' less .than all the possible forms in which said inventlon as hereinafter claimed-may be embodied and distinguished I from prior devices for like purposes.

versely rubbing polisher; substantially as specified.

2. In an engravers plate press, 1n combination: coperatingV and automatic inking,

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wiping, polishing and impression mechanisms, and plate-holder mechanism successively" presenting the engraved plate to the several aforesaid mechanisms respectively; said polishing mechanism having polishing material supported in orbitally rubbing contact'with the said moving plate; and said 'plate-holder mechanism being adapted to sweep the plate iirst in one' directionl and then in reverse direction across said orbitally rubbing polisher; substantially as specified.

3. In an engravers plate press, in combi,- nation: coperating and automatic inking, wiping, polishing andv impression mechanisms, and plate-holder mechanism successively presenting the engraved plate tothe several aforesaid mechanisms respectively; said polishing mechanism having polishing material adjustably supported in transversely rubbingv contact with the said moving plate; and said plate-holder mechanism being adapted to sweep theplate'first in one direction and then inreverse direction across said transversely rubbing polisher; substantially as specified.

4. In an engravers plate press, in combination:`A coperating and automatic inking, wiping, polishing and impression mechanisms, and yplate-holder mechanism successively presenting-the engraved plate to the severaly aforesaidmechanisms respectively; said polishing mechanism having polishing .material vsupported in transversely rubbing yContact with the said moving plate, and hav- "to the several aforesaid.` mechanisms' respectively; said polishing mechanism having polishing material 'supported in transversely rubbing contact with the said moving plate,

,and having mea-ns for-automatically redressingythe polishing face of the polisher; and said plate-holder 'mechanism being adapted tosweep-the'plate first in one directionand then in reverse direction across said transversely rubbing polisher; substantially as specified. l

6. In .an engravers plate press, in combination: coperating and automatic inking, wiping, polishing and impression mechanisms, and plate-holder mechanism successively presenting the engraved plate to the several aforesaid mechanisms respectively; said inking mechanism being positioned and arranged to make inking contact with said plate as the latter leaves the impression mechanism, and then' to be retracted to clear the wiped'and polished plate as the latter returns toward the impression mechanism; said wiping mechanism being positioned and varranged to' wipe -the inked plate as the latter leaves the inking mechanism, and then to be retracted to Aclear the polished plate as the latter returns toward the 'impression mechanism; and said polishing mechanism being positioned and arranged to make transversely rubbing contact'with said plate both as the latter leaves the wiping mechanism and as it returns toward the .impression mechanism; v substantially as specified. Y *n Y e 7. In an engravers plate press, in combination: coperating and automatic inking, wiping, polishing and impression mechanisms, and plate-holder mechanism `having a horizontally reciprocating platebed successively presenting the engraved plate to the several aforesaid mechanisms respectively; said inking mechanism being positioned and arranged to make inking contact with said plate as the latter leaves the impression mechanism, and then to be retracted to clear the wiped and polished plate as the latter returns toward the impression mechanism; saidrwiping mechanism being positioned and arranged to wipe Vthe inked plate as the latter leaves the inking mechanism, 'and vthen to beiretracted to clear the polished plate as the latter returns toward the impression mechanism; and said polishing mechanism being positioned and arranged to maketransversely rubbing contact with said plate both as the latter leaves the wiping mechanism and as it returns toward the impression mechanism; substantially as specified. l Y

8. In an engravers plate press, in combination: coperating and automatic inking, wiping, polishing and impression mechanisms, and plate-holder mechanism having a horizontallyreciprocating plate- -bed downwardly and successively presenting the engravedv plate to the several aforesaid mechanisms respectively; said inking mechanism being positioned and arranged to make inking contact with said plate as the latter leaves the impression mechanism, and Vthen to be retracted to clear the wiped and polished plate as the latter returns toward the impression mechanism; said wiping mechanism` being positioned and arranged to wipethe inked plate asl the latter leaves the inking mechanism, and then to be retracted to clear the polished plate as the latter returns toward the impression mechanism; andsaid polishing mechanism being positioned and arrangedY to make transversely rubbing-contact with said plate both asV the latter leaves the wiping 'mechanism and as it returns toward the impression mechanism; substantially as specified.

9. In an engravers plate press,-in combination: coperating and automatic inking, wiping,` polishing and impression mechanisms, and plate-holder mechanism successively presenting the engraved plate to the several aforesaid mechanisms respectively; said plate-holder lmechanism having an intermittently reciprocating plate-bed adapted to have aV positive dwell during the impression operation; said inking mechanism being positioned and arranged to make inking contact with said plate as-'the latter leaves the impressionjmechanism, and then to be retracted kto clear the wiped and polished plate as the latter returns toward the impression mechanism; said wiping mechanism being positioned and arranged to wipethe inked plate as the'latter leaves the inking mechanism, Yand then to be retracted to clear the polished plate'as the latter returns 'toward the impression mechanism; and said polishing mechanism being positioned and yarranged to make transversely rubbing contact with said plate both as the latter 'leaves the wiping mechanism and as it returns toward the impression mechanism; substantially as specified.

10. In an engravers plate press, in combination: coperating and automatic inking, wiping, polishing and impression mechanisms, and plate-holder mechanism successively presenting the engraved plate to the several aforesaid mechanisms respectively; said plate-holder'mechanism having an intermittently reciprocating plate-bed adapted to have apositive dwell during the impression operation; said impression mechanism having an impression roller reciprocating ,transversely of the path of travel of the plate-bed; said inking mechanism being positioned and Varrangedto make inking contact with said plate as the latter leaves thel impression mechanism, andthen to be retracted to clear the wiped and polished plate as the latter returnsvtoward the impression mechanism;said wiping mechanism being positioned and arranged to wipe the inked plate as the latter leavesthe inking mechanism, and then to be retracted to In testimony whereof, I have lhereunto 10 clear the polished p late as the latter returns set my hand in the presence of two subtoward the impression mechanism; and said scribing witnesses, this l11th day of July, polishing mechanism being positioned and 1908.

5 arranged to make transversely rubbing contact with said plate both as the latter leaves A OSCAR W' TOLLSTAM' the wiping mechanism and as it returns to- Witnesses: A ward the impression mechanism; substan- HENRY Lovr. CLARKE, tially as specified. J. H. BERG. Y

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